NSC 2009: Phil Wertheimer [#81]

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On this page, you will find information about Phil Wertheimer, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, +611, and is ranked #22 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Phil Surname(s): Wertheimer Home: Short Hills, NJ, USA

Round by Round
High score: 517 Average for: 413 Average against: 393
Round 1		Wertheimer played #61 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 353 to 462 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 0-1, -109.
Round 2		Wertheimer played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 413 to 408 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-1, -104.
Round 3		Wertheimer played #127 Deborah Gaudier (Houston, TX) and won 397 to 382 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-1, -89.
Round 4		Wertheimer played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and won 493 to 288 (a spread of 205). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-1, +116.
Round 5		Wertheimer played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 395 to 460 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 3-2, +51.
Round 6		Wertheimer played #18 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 309 to 523 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 3-3, -163.
Round 7		Wertheimer played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 517 to 302 (a spread of 215). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, +52.
Round 8		Wertheimer played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and lost 382 to 428 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, +6.
Round 9		Wertheimer played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 442 to 517 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-5, -69.
Round 10		Wertheimer played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and won 449 to 338 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, +42.
Round 11		Wertheimer played #107 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 446 to 344 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-5, +144.
Round 12		Wertheimer played #73 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 477 to 366 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-5, +255.
Round 13		Wertheimer played #110 Steve Hartsman (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 345 to 385 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, +215.
Round 14		Wertheimer played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 478 to 334 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +359.
Round 15		Wertheimer played #64 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 404 to 390 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +373. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		Wertheimer played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-6, +375.
Round 17		Wertheimer played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 401 to 385 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +391.
Round 18		Wertheimer played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 372 to 437 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +326.
Round 19		Wertheimer played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 426 to 428 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-8, +324.
Round 20		Wertheimer played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 380 to 412 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +292. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 21		Wertheimer played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 500 to 383 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-9, +409. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Wertheimer played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and lost 360 to 407 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-10, +362.
Round 23		Wertheimer played #52 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 341 to 381 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 12-11, +322. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 24		Wertheimer played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 417 to 332 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-11, +407.
Round 25		Wertheimer played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 486 to 351 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +542. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Wertheimer played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 288 to 494 (a spread of -206). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 14-12, +336.
Round 27		Wertheimer played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 441 to 412 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-12, +365.
Round 28		Wertheimer played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-12, +398.
Round 29		Wertheimer played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 388 to 405 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-13, +381. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Wertheimer played #87 Marc Broering (Louisville, KY) and won 392 to 311 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-13, +462.
Round 31		Wertheimer played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 491 to 342 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 18-13, +611. Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
After the Tournament		Wertheimer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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